Tag: Medical Research
Skin stem cells used to mend spines of rats
A Toronto-led team of researchers has found a way to use stem cells derived from skin to treat spinal cord injuries in rats.
The finding...
Mobility treatment
A team at University College London is developing a spinal canal implant that could improve the quality of life and life expectancy for people...
Paralysis victim ‘returned to life’
As he'd done so many times before, Jonah Shea tackled the chilly waters of Cape Cod Bay by running and diving in head first.
The...
HealthFirst – Spinal cord injuries
UNDATED (WJRT) - When it comes to getting people moving again after spinal injuries, timing may be key.
HealthFirst reporter Leslie LoBue says new research...
Arts Alliance America to release Reeve documentary
Portion of DVD revenue to be given to foundation
Arts Alliance America in November will release Hope in Motion, a two-part documentary on Christopher...
The Stem Cell Summit
The climate is changing for stem cell research -- for the better!
Stem cell research represents the universal hope for healing and the political...
Stem-cell therapy: Cure or hoax in China?
'Some get miracles'; others are skeptical
The website for Beike Biotechnology bursts with stories that can only be categorized as medical miracles: a Paraplegic can...
Indian origin researcher finds seatbelts increase serious injury risk in kids
Washington : Indian origin researcher Harsh Grewal and colleagues at Temple University have found that ill-fitting seatbelts increase the risk of serious injury particularly...
Wheels turn as Allore reiterates vow to walk again
Ken Allore has never given up hope that one day he will walk again.
Allore is determined to do what he can to make...
Stem Cell Scientist Sets Record Straight on Spinal Cord Injury Trials
There's been lots of confusion and some mischaracterizations about when the first embryonic stem cell clinical trial might take place and what it might...
